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Monthly Archives: May 2013

2012 SID Audit Available

The law that established the SID requires a yearly audit of the SID’s finances. My intrepid running-mate, Mr. Tom Burke, acquired a copy of the just-completed audit for the SID’s 2012 activities and has generously made it available for publication. CLICK HERE TO SEE IT. (This is not the proposed 2013 budget.  That will be introduced at […]

Ring In The News!

On the front page of today’s Press: Taxpayer dollars had reimbursed Belmar cop for lost wedding ring after Sandy As usual, the mayor blames not himself or his appointees for all this, but Jim Bean and the Republicans for asking about it.  I suppose Kevin Penton of the Asbury Park Press must also share some […]

Fewer Laws, Greater Justice

Something that has been very distressing to civil libertarians has been the explosive increase in the number of federal criminal laws in recent years.  Much of this law is created not by elected representatives but by unaccountable regulators and bureaucrats.  They often involve felony charges and severe penalties for acts that seem completely innocuous.  People’s lives […]

Talk About The Pot Calling The Kettle Black!

Some classic projection behavior from the feds: SEC: Harrisburg, Pa., misled bond investors with omissions as its finances deteriorated Yeah, but US treasuries are perfectly safe.

AshBritt’s Arrogance

It didn’t occur to them that hiring as a salesperson the wife of a mayor who’s town just happened to suddenly need millions of dollars worth of clean up work would raise any eyebrows?  Did anyone down there happen to take a glance at New Jersey’s ethics laws before signing that contract with her?  And […]

The Complaint

BREAKING!

BEAN FILES ETHICS COMPLAINT! and ANOTHER ASHBRITT SCANDAL! .

Belmar-nomics; It’s Worse Than I Thought

In my story last week I reported hearing that at least one of the boardwalk restaurants that we are supplying trailers for was paying less than half of what the trailer was costing us. If only. When asked to vote on the subject (at the 55:00 mark in the tape below of Wednesday’s meeting) Councilman […]

Christie Attacks AshBritt Coverage!

Star Ledger Defends! .

Council Meeting Of May 1, 2013